Famco Flue Liner Replacement Nationwide

Famco Flue Liner Replacement: The Marietta Owner’s Guide

A Famco flue liner replacement in Marietta typically runs $2,100 to $4,800 installed, depending on liner diameter, length, and whether we’re replacing a flex liner or a rigid section. We stock Famco-compatible liners on the truck in common sizes, which means most Marietta jobs are quoted and started within the same week. Most owners find out their Famco liner has failed during a routine sweep or inspection, when the camera shows cracks, separation at the seams, or rust-through in the vertical run. Sometimes it’s a chimney fire that forces the discovery. Either way, the fix is a known quantity, and we’ve been doing it long enough to tell you the price before the first tool comes off the truck.

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Here’s what to know before you call: Ashby Chimney Marietta is an independent service provider. We are not affiliated with Famco, and we don’t pretend to be. What we do is install and replace Famco flue liners with parts that match the original specs, and we stand behind the work with a written guarantee.

Which Famco Models This Applies To

Famco built its name on stainless steel flex liners and rigid flue components, and most of what we see in Marietta falls into two camps. The first is the Famco flexible stainless liner, the corrugated tube that runs from the appliance up through the chimney chase. The second is Famco’s rigid connector pipe and elbows, the double-wall sections that tie a wood stove or insert into the liner. Both fail, but they fail differently, and the replacement path is not the same for each.

The compatibility gotcha: Famco flex liners are sold by inside diameter, not outside. A “6-inch” Famco liner is a 6-inch inside diameter. We measure the old liner at the top of the chimney or at the appliance outlet, and we match it. If the liner has been crimped or crushed, the measurement has to come from the appliance collar or the existing termination cap, not the damaged pipe. One more thing worth knowing: Famco’s flex liner is not rated for every fuel. Some of the older single-ply stuff is wood-only, meaning gas appliances burning at lower temperatures can create condensation that eats through it faster. On gas conversions, we step up to a liner rated for gas use, and that’s usually a 316L alloy rather than the standard 304. In Marietta, where we get real humidity and real temperature swings, that alloy difference matters more than people think.

OEM versus aftermarket: Famco still makes liner, and matching OEM is the cleanest path when the appliance manual requires a listed component. But in a fair number of older installations, the manual is gone and the appliance has been replaced, and what the customer actually needs is a liner that meets UL 1777 for the right fuel type and diameter. That’s where we’ll show you a quality aftermarket equivalent that does the same job and costs less than chasing a sticker. We won’t hand you a mismatch to make the sale. Nathan Corliss has been in this work since 2002, and the fastest way to lose a customer’s trust is to hang a liner that does not fit the flue.

Signs Your Famco Flue Liner Replacement Is Failing

• Water in the firebox or at the cleanout. A cracked liner lets condensation and rain migrate down the flue. In Marietta’s wet springs, this shows up as damp ash, rust-colored staining, or a cleanout door that drips after a storm. The liner is not sealing the flue gases from the masonry anymore.
• Flue gas smell in the house on days the appliance is not running. A breech in the liner lets combustion gases press back into the chimney chase and through any gaps in the surrounding construction. You smell it most on humid, stagnant days.
• White or brown staining on the exterior brick near the flue. That’s creosote or flue gases traveling out through the masonry because the liner is breached. It’s cosmetic at first, then it’s not.
• A sweep that produces unusually large sheets of flaky creosote or pieces of metal. If we’re pulling out liner fragments during a routine chimney sweep in Marietta, the liner has already started coming apart. We stop and show you the camera before we talk replacement.
• The appliance drafts differently than it used to. Harder starts, smoke rollout when you open the stove door, or a carbon monoxide detector that chirps near the hearth. A breached liner changes the draft, and the gas has to go somewhere. Often that’s back into the house.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For most Marietta homes, a Famco flex liner replacement runs $2,100 to $3,800 for a straight vertical run with a new termination cap. If we’re also replacing the connector pipe, the tee, or the appliance adapter, the job lands between $3,200 and $4,800. Long chimneys, steep roof pitches, and chimneys that require scaffolding push the number higher. The range is honest. We don’t bury the liner under a pile of mystery line items.

Every quote from Ashby Chimney Marietta is a written price before any work starts. That’s the Kingswell way: say the price, show up in the window, leave it cleaner, put the guarantee in writing, come back if it fails. The written guarantee covers the liner installation for 365 days under the Done Right Promise. If the liner fails inside that year, we come back and correct it at no charge. Materials come from recognized chimney-trade suppliers: Famco, DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, and Copperfield. This is the same shelf Nathan has trusted going on twenty-two years, going back to what he learned in the trade before he started covering metro Atlanta and the homes near Kennesaw Mountain.

DIY or Call Us?

Let’s draw the line where it deserves to be drawn. An owner can safely do the detective work: check the firebox for rust, shine a flashlight up the flue, note any unexplained dampness, and pull the cleanout cover to look for liner fragments. That’s information gathering, and it’s helpful when you call us. Replacing a flue liner is not a DIY job. You’re working at height on a roof, the liner is heavy and awkward, and an improper connection between the appliance and the liner can put combustion gases into the living space. Carbon monoxide does not announce itself. The risk is real, and the tools and access needed to do it correctly are not in most Marietta garages.

What we can do is show you the camera before and after. You’ll see the cracked liner you paid to remove and the new one seated and connected. We don’t ask you to take our word for it. If you’re in Marietta and suspect your Famco liner is done, call (478) 796-8742 and we’ll get eyes on it. The estimate is free, the price is written, and the work is guaranteed.

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